20050709 North East US DISMeet July 2005 - Allentown PA

[Credit Man]

I just submitted my form. I put down one person attending, but it could be 2 adults and 2 children depending on circumstances.

 

[tiggerwannabe]

I'm in!

We don't need a room, my counts would only change due to a WDW trip next July...I'll know better when you set the actual date.

 

[Barb]

Just sent mine in, too. Most likely it will just be me and I won't need a room. We live 35 minutes from Allentown.

 

[Towncrier]

Count me in. Both dates look good. Sounds like a lot of fun.

 

[DISshopkeeper]

Originally posted by Towncrier
Count me in. Both dates look good. Sounds like a lot of fun.

Hi TC!! It'll be good to see you again!

 

[mickeymom923]

Just sent my form in. I feel funny going myself but my family tells me I'm obsessed with Disney, so I'll give it a shot. Hopefully, I'm not the only single person going.

 

[invaderzim]

FRED:

I didn't go back through this whole thread and can't remember if I already responded, but we would definitely be interested in a DisMeet. Went to the one at King of Prussia and it was fun. There would be three of us (my daughter will be 18). So, add us to your list for updates. Thanks.

Cathy, Bob & Emily

 

[Reenieny18]

I just came back from the Aug 28 Magic,, and we are planning on a reunion cruise in 2006... this sounds like fun to hold us over till than. I have 4 total in my family.. Include me on any updates.
Thanks
Doreen

 

[7thdwarf/dopey]

Originally posted by invaderzim
FRED:

I didn't go back through this whole thread and can't remember if I already responded, but we would definitely be interested in a DisMeet. Went to the one at King of Prussia and it was fun. There would be three of us (my daughter will be 18). So, add us to your list for updates. Thanks.

Cathy, Bob & Emily

Hi Everyone,

On page 12 of this thread, 6th post down, Fred has posted the link(yes it works) for everyone to sign upfor the July/2005 Dis Meet. Even those of us who have been here for roll call, if you havent gone to the link to sign up, please do so.
Thanks.........

 

[StaceyA]

Fred,
Just a thought, maybe you should add this link to your very first post, so people that are new to the thread could find the link to sign up quickly.

Thanks
Stacey

Originally posted by Majestic
Ok everyone, two things.

1) I am STILL not sure if the meet will be 7/9/2005 or 7/16/2005 (Both Saturdays) but I AM 95% certain it will be one of those dates. I need some room to move in case I run into a problem with schedules for some people that need to attend and of course booking the hall.

2) I created a nice simple form for all of you to fill out. It will ask you a few questions.

I am hoping this will make tracking things a bit easier.

I want to warn all of you that this is still a test so you MAY have to enter your data again at one point. Those of you that do it now, thanks for helping me test this. If it works out, I will be able to take all of the data, import it into excel, then sort and display options from there.

So what do you all say? Can you give it a shot and help me test this out?

Your information will be safe with me. I assure you that it will not be shared with anyone unless it is meet/hotel related.

http://www.majesticnetworks.net/disneymeet/register2005.html

Thanks,

Fred

 

[Majestic]

DING! What a great idea. DUH!

Will do that now.

Fred

Originally posted by StaceyA
Fred,
Just a thought, maybe you should add this link to your very first post, so people that are new to the thread could find the link to sign up quickly.

Thanks
Stacey

 

[Majestic]

Ok I added the form to the main thread. I hope that people filling the form out are 90% certain they can go on the dates listed so I can have a pretty accurate headcount.

I am taking data from this form and importing it into excel for sorting and math functions.

Here is a repost of the form message for everyone:

Nothing etched in stone as of yet but it looks as though we are looking at 7/9/2005 or 7/16/2005 (Both Saturdays). I AM 95% certain it will be one of those dates. I need some room to move in case I run into a problem with schedules for some people that need to attend and of course booking the hall.

The DEFINATE location will be Allentown, PA.

My ideas for this meet would be for a sit down buffet with a semi large selection of foods. The length of the meet would be arround 4 hours or so. This would of course be held in a hall with a committed head count and a cost of approximately $25 to $35 per adult and approximately $15 to $20 for children under 12.

I know this amount seems high to some but many people would be driving at least 1 hour and possibly up to 3 hours to get to this meet. Let's try to make it worth it to make the trip and also have some time to sit down, relax, and most importantly, have fun!

If you don't already know, I already planned and hosted a meet like this in New Jersey. Approximately 40 people came and we all had a great time. (See the link to pictures in my signature....)
We had trivia and many other games to play. There were also lots of prizes direct from Disney World!

The original New Jersey Disney Meet thread can be read by clicking this link: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=515956

If we could get 40 people from the NY,NJ,PA area, we should be able to get at least 100 for this one!!

I am open to suggestions and will probably need some help. My initial plan would be to have at least one person per state that would handle the coordination part for that state. This helps balance the load a bit and makes sure that no one person gets overloaded.

I created a nice simple form for all of you to fill out. It will ask you a few questions.

I am hoping this will make tracking things a bit easier.

I want to warn all of you that this is still a test so you MAY have to enter your data again at one point. Those of you that do it now, thanks for helping me test this. If it works out, I will be able to take all of the data, import it into excel, then sort and display options from there.

So what do you all say? Can you give it a shot and help me test this out?

Your information will be safe with me. I assure you that it will not be shared with anyone unless it is meet/hotel related.

http://www.majesticnetworks.net/disneymeet/register2005.html

So here we are. July 2005 is about a year away. Plenty of time to plan an event of this size. Let's do it everyone!

Fred

 

[invaderzim]

FRED:

I filled out the form for the three of us. However, I did not select the overnight option. Do you know about what time this will start and end. I'm assuming we can probably just drive home. We're not that far away (about 2 hours)

Thanks,

Cathy

 

[Majestic]

As of right now I am inclined to say the event will be between the hours of 12pm and 6pm on the day of the meet. I don't think we will use all of that time but I am keepiong my options open.

Fred

Originally posted by invaderzim
FRED:

I filled out the form for the three of us. However, I did not select the overnight option. Do you know about what time this will start and end. I'm assuming we can probably just drive home. We're not that far away (about 2 hours)

Thanks,

Cathy

 

[Majestic]

As of 11:15am today, here are the stats from people who have submitted a registration form:

Total Attending: 59
Total Adults Attending: 46
Total Children Attending: 13
Total Hotel Rooms Needed: 11

Let's make this grow people! If you haven't already and are interested in going, please register using the form I created.

Those that HAVE registered, spread the word to others! Put a link in your signature. Let's get this over 100 people ok?

Thanks,

Fred

 

[sandygirl]

Registered. Hope to see my fellow "10 Day Cruise" friends and meet some new friends. Sounds like fun!
Darlene

 

[StaceyA]

Fred:
Can you please tell me how to put the link in my signature?
I would love to add it!
Stacey

Originally posted by Majestic
As of 11:15am today, here are the stats from people who have submitted a registration form:

Total Attending: 59
Total Adults Attending: 46
Total Children Attending: 13
Total Hotel Rooms Needed: 11

Let's make this grow people! If you haven't already and are interested in going, please register using the form I created.

Those that HAVE registered, spread the word to others! Put a link in your signature. Let's get this over 100 people ok?

Thanks,

Fred

 

[Majestic]

Put the following in your signature under User Control Panel and Profile. Make sure that you replace the ( with a [ and the ) with a ] or it won't work.

(b)(color=green)Interested in a HUGE North East US DIS Meet 07/2005?(url="http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=603360") CLICK HERE!(/url) I'm Going!(/color)(/b)

Originally posted by StaceyA
Fred:
Can you please tell me how to put the link in my signature?
I would love to add it!
Stacey

 

[StaceyA]

Originally posted by Majestic
Put the following in your signature under User Control Panel and Profile. Make sure that you replace the ( with a [ and the ) with a ] or it won't work.

(b)(color=green)Interested in a HUGE North East US DIS Meet 07/2005?(url="http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=603360") CLICK HERE!(/url) I'm Going!(/color)(/b)

Whoo hooo....thanks! it worked!

 

[Barb]

Hey, John! Great news that you'll be coming, too! Thanks, Fred, for organizing this. I think it's going to be awesome!